Zubin Karkaria, CEO – VFS Global and CEO – Kuoni Group, was appointed ‘Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite’ (Knight of the National Order of Merit) by the P…
Budapest’s Historic Baths Have Become a Major Tourist Draw
A visitor to the Szechenyi Thermal Bath and Swimming Pool in Budapest, Hungary. The city’s public baths have been around for centuries. Zoltan Balogh / MTI via AP The buzz about Budapest has …
STR acquires UK-based hotel data specialist AM:PM
STR has acquired AM:PM, a hotel data and intelligence specialist.Through the acquisition, the analytics specialist will enhance its leading hotel data with AM:PM’s market intelligence and int…
EU Angry that U.S. Visa Waiver Program Still Has Haves and Have Nots
The European Union says little progress has been made in persuading the United States to lift visa restrictions on some EU countries despite the visa waiver accord between Washington and Brussels.T…
Europe’s Christmas Markets Tighten Security After Attack
A German police officer stands next to a merry-go-round in the Christmas market in Frankfurt, Germany, one day after a truck ran into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin killing several people. Mi…
Russian Tourism Boom In Israel
Israel is experiencing a tourism boom. The Tourism Ministry reported the highest ever inflow of tourists in November. The authorities recorded 287,900 visitors during the month. This number represe…
French Travelers Swapped Tunisia And Morocco For Spain And Greece
Over the last ten years, the French outbound tourism has transformed thoroughly as a result of the Arab spring, refugee crisis and terrorism. While Tunisia, Morocco and Egypt were the most popular …
The Eiffel Tower Has Been Closed for 5 Days
A seagull flies under the Eiffel Tower on the fourth day of the strike, in Paris, Friday, Dec. 16, 2016. The Eiffel Tower, which is normally open every single day of the year, closed Tuesday becaus…
The Old Swan & Minster Mill unveils new spa offering
Andrew Brownsword Hotels, the new owners of The Old Swan & Minster Mill, have released the first images of The Garden Spa, which opened at the hotel earlier.The Garden Spa is a beautiful and tr…
Jet2.com to scrap booking fees on UK flights
Jet2.com has scrapped card fees for all bookings paid for with a credit card, debit card or AMEX.Steve Heapy, chief executive of Jet2.com, said: “We led the way in ditching credit card fees a…